USING AMBIENT MULTIPLE CHAPTER NARRATIVES TO MOTIVATE FITNESS BEHAVIOR CHANGE OVER TIME

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Abstract: Persuasive technologies have been proposed to address global health issues caused by lack of physical activity and the growing rate of sedentary lifestyles. However, existing systems are not effective in sustaining behavior change over time. To motivate behavior change toward healthier lifestyles, we have designed and developed WhoIsZuki, a mobile app which visualizes physical activities and goals as components of a multiple chapter graphic narrative that resides on an ambient display of users’ phones. Three formative studies including two survey studies and two rounds of one-on-one interviews have been conducted to inform project ideas, design of the system, and to improve narrative engagement and comprehension. A 3-week field trial is ongoing in which 16 participants use different designs of the system and report feedback about its ambient narratives and interface. The result of this 3-week field trial will inform the design of a 12-week field trial as well as provide broadly applicable design guidelines and implications for persuasive technologies that aim to motivate and sustain behavior change over time.

Type of resource	text
Date created	June 2018

Author	Jiang, Xin
Primary advisor	Landay, James
Advisor	Crum, Alia
Degree granting institution	Stanford University, Symbolic Systems Program

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Preferred Citation: Jiang, Xin (2018). USING AMBIENT MULTIPLE CHAPTER NARRATIVES TO MOTIVATE FITNESS BEHAVIOR CHANGE OVER TIME. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/wr861hb5425

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